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Historical Event on 2/18/1996

Kenya's first full One Day International Cricket match at Cricket World Cup vs India. Tendulkar scored 127* and India won over Kenya.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/9/1994Gorprasad Ghosh, famous Orriya film actor, director and producer, passed away.
9/27/1907Bhagat Singh, the legendary revolutionary, was born at Banga in West Punjab, Layalpur now in Pakistan.
11/21/1914Ujwala Mazumdar, freedom fighter and member of Bengal Valunteers, was born at Dhaka.
10/28/1964Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, passed away.
10/14/1996Sukh Ram granted bail.
9/3/1999Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil.
10/22/1937Gandhiji presided over the educational conference at Wardha and outlined his scheme of education through basic crafts.
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
2/16/1969Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.
9/16/1931R. Ramachandra Rao, cricket test umpire for one test in 1986-87, was born at Tamil Nadu.